Registration Vocabulary

Cancellation – When an individual decides they no longer want to attend. All cancellations must be in writing, and typically have a processing/cancellation fee associated. Cancellations for major conferences are refund immediately following the conference, however we make very attempt to refund within 4 to 6 weeks.

Confirmation - One page receipt that recaps their registration and any other important information regarding their registration.

Cutoff dates - Typically dates used to determine changes in rates, cancellations or final day for registration

Event manager – Software currently being used to process all online event registrations
Once someone has registered, they cannot return to the site and must use the event add-on form.

KM Roster – Location of event rosters for all major meetings. Very helpful if you would like to see a capacity for an event or how many people are currently registered. Bookmark the following link: https://cs.ala.org/rosters/ac2008/

Meetings List – An excel spreadsheet sent out by the registration team with the total list of current and past meetings for the year. This list is updated as new meetings are added to the system. The meeting list is located on the MACS share drive under Registration/Document folder

Preliminary program - Brochure sent out with information regarding the event.

Waitlist - When events reach their capacity, individuals are placed on a waiting list in hopes that space will become available.

Registration Categories: Is the category that determines what rate they are charged. Here is a listing of current registration categories and their definitions.